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had topped

  • past perfect
    of top.
    top
    noun
    the highest or loftiest point or part of anything on a slope; apex; summit.

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And later that day came an unwelcome milestone: Gross U.S. debt had topped $40 trillion for the first time.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Soon after its launch, Kimi K3 had topped a leaderboard for AI coding run by a platform called Arena created by UC Berkeley researchers.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Brent crude futures had topped $125 a barrel last Thursday, nearly a four-year high, but also closed lower on the month.

From MarketWatch May 4, 2026

Discovery switched gears, announcing that Paramount Skydance’s revised bid had topped the one on the table from Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

Karl had topped his outfit with his outback hat, the same one he’d used to cover Sasha the day Sasha was burned.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater